The Sun. — London, England, 1818-05-14 00:00:00

corre: r opo" e. Ad' el., it is , I•eiter Rulers' o Wl' rrecti°n it sonl6 I tha t p lace ' vb° :„.40N5 ily ' l ' Si' e O gle ,„ed ft" ry, t 11..1a- 510' r nitig 11 4 f °Li ;tett, 5 ien d e rs l l lilt an ( ' 1 111 ' g "J„lf e "lie nest ri( 11 t.lle . A po i»a tc r , t•J ' ct ipn o log d t„. ,t• r t , co , wit 9 I 'o ,015. , tt to -1P prreJ l :lo . jI c;o se ,i 40' ! pi I%lo' l o st c4r4 , - ,pd will' il l the i 1)e " o ccl i r e %' 1011 ..to ted .4) !bens ;c 8 , 11 , r :: cy en 71, (Ito i b r e ft . bis • p o rt', be i vy %c;s r ( I `` e 0 o'o ll ,lo ice I pi ro d 9 " e) i ,be ef t 00" • s t :o 'li b r fie ‘i g ilte : to e" e / slst". IroS i‘ ; 1 I a rc 05 01 1' of s lOl a A ifc, Ot "tertloo a cc it° mr ers ; loY et ior l .por- . e t 1t -160 giver ion fed ' 1011 fr irti ;pi y C (1. 4 0 1 1,00 0 l i , be it o il ere . 11 ( ' t o PhIVATE AND AUTHEN7.TIC COAR.ESPONDENCE. PAlt. . . -3s, liar 11.—You wish to know illy opi nion 1 % to the withdrawing of the Allied Troops prio.4l France• In a recent letter 1 was very ex froletil:" the matter, so that I might be dispensed y o : "l e necessity of returning to the subject, but 1110 .1. sincerity and moderation induce me once poi: t t° e ssay your conversion on this important g hat di , there exists in France the elements of. 0 1-°4l ; that a small number wish to .tiltstilute the P a st fo r the present order Of things, because e n PaS t in -0 to them the chances of fortune, ot e r titi 'llt of their capacity or their merit ; that ld Q I N confb„„(1 lib ert y with licentiousness, i a . t r. b e sh ocks of Revointions with the salutary t elltation which gives life and vigour to a I e ilr"entfttire Governtrent, is what an attentive ° l b t , seN r cannot <loaf ;. but have vie not in Eng d 44.(13licklitrs for the divine rights of Kings, at %tle . s of the moat revolting demagogical A' et glorious 'e'resists all their effo r ts, and Jel, ett e menhirs, 'ettasolida,ed by the very efforts of those who hill t `' °vrtu ' ti it. Aid be assured, Sir, that it %.0 4) ve‘i„` tt , iem as long as wisdom directs the P r ' °f' the Mini“ry. Jr is the same with te 4 , ll(e i it is not our 120,000 troops which maul P Ild efie a o f the Kingdom, but the prudent tr l h lit ' t 01 l'n't NI MISTRY, and should this Ccn -1110.: () lire nroi.- a prey to nolitk al convulsions, tt , 0 ,; 11 t he Thymic be once more in danger, o f doily accuse the NI inisters. The great mass (4 1 b : 111 "o is sc h only wrong, the people Y ask toywe v d it goerned ; is Me first and the most tiN d e thei- rights. ‘Vilat is called their mis eV! i :: I h S always been caused by the folly or te l'tion s of persons who are -at their head. , itt i) : f)? 'fly one to produce a single eXample in 14 e ti !' ,% 'llere a single revolution has not been -0 1 .6 sa lte t : or the f au l t o f the G o vernments .: and s l t 4leeirt4nee still subsists, in spite of the palm. 11 4 1.4 divid e i t, we may conc l u d e, t h at t h e coit al! t t. ( i )t. t he Ministry h as b een genera lly goo d on 1 :1 1 li t le Point s which essentially concern the sta. Il i , °f the social body ; but as every Ministry t t t() th 'i° f t'llOw the progress of opinion, and yield 1,1 4 w'ant s o f the people, I will allow, that if rN elt Mi n i sters ne gl ect to atten d to th e just of tl lti alot js o f the people, which, from all parts i tti l'li o gdont, se n d forth their plaints, and de at 4 4 4 : 14 " the blind and wicked men, who betray s ' e i he interests of the throne and those of Ittill,l4.4ti()o, should be removed front the high tr sa, le . f lees ; then ; I say, I will allow that the 4,01'441'1Y of the State is once more threatened. Per s : 4 tats melancholy prediction be realized, 4 0 4 : 1 -lis Will not be wanting who will launch an Ivitt against the French people, and cry, "atig;t4°e'l STANHOPE, that this execrable nation 4 4 1 , - ; 1° be e ff aced from the 'earth. I know no tliatt-'°'l More frivolous, or which better proves tp ri ih°B e who maice it are entirely ignorant of the te ol , l ll° of human actions. These ignorant, 'timi d6e .make that a clime in the Ive,(lk,n litclt is O n ly ow i ng t o t h e i napt i tu d e an d tlrss of th e Mi n i sters ; and, b e assured, Sir, 1 10,000 Allied Troops on the frontiers ttt 't he able to r e m e dy the f au l t s of the I tc 1 1 : 11. Y• A handful of foreigners would never khes 4i I°\ • y ri rising t rans p orts o f a grea t na ti on . Title never calculates,—fanaticism and the . 11 tr e t)f Party are a b ove a ll f ear ; their fury only titre ' s es by resistance. Hot, indeed, what re- Btiatite could be offered by 120,000 men against t:f. one vP I. l l ull 4 iveri to despair, and which counts tip tttrimillion. of men trained to arms ! ttt ' el dykes than 120,000 men must be opposed i f teedble torrent, should it bre a k it s b a nk s . t tltr i. alle ‘e bas be en tranquil since the King's re td° "r, Sir, attr ib ute it to .the presence of l oyo t t. ° ° Ps, but to the profound wisdom, the th e and the generosit of Louts XVIII, and thei: Lilit y Yof his Mi n i sters. Let this Monarch iktti l m t c e n r h it is is work, ,and, enlightened by his 41oti, ChilSe persons to execute iris will, -bSt 14 3 real friends, who cannot be the ene ht4c4f !People Let no ancient sacrifices, "Its volnut 1 .1 as a pretext to dis -4io e ar Y' " s " • Atbinis c ft oictionaries front present s tt: e3 se aAtt ° lk dietice ; let no past pretended ser '4l 1.. e as a tretext or excuse for present (111 ' . 11 1 i Np N i et it t ri a • employed under Go perons . lee H , t h e tore strut with zeal -um t i te u sit,4l,NtY receive, that even It tti Jet t r art of t h e kingdom, the meat est AI, oh lin y liv e in peace, under the piiternal pro ; . if ekre Fr .ne Mon arc h, and then, lam no l° "%lY mistaken, there will not be in "...,,world a State more tranquil than r‘ tt il h us, Sir, instead of advising the , I, ° wltas to keep their troops longer in tke t . -th tlt er r . a tr Xv„ tl ,°rY, recommend to the Ministers o I he 4 t. to be united, thitt they may Ite• e„ li tt . i„, 4 " . never to employ force, but to secitre Ph of reason and justice, (or . such i.n l - kutryohe the only means of ,extinguts the 41 34 141 "usolitlating the ',throne of Poll THE SUN. MR. Enrrart,- - ---Having been for many years a constant Subscriber to your P.lper, I trust you gill insert the following fact,: on the troth of which you tnay-fully 'depend ; and thong}, it sway be in opposition to the politics of your " Valuable Correspondent at Paris," yet l trust you will, by its insertion, prove 'I HE SUN st►ll retains that im partiality fur which it was so long and so justly noted : Passing through a fortified town in the Pas de Calais, I went to pay toy resnects - to the Coln mandant, whom I knew in the West Indies, where he hiM the command of a Battalion of the 60 Ii Regiment, in the British service : Iwa4 surprised to find his house closed up, and siill more so to hear he had just been superseded in his command by an Officer who had served many caMpaigns wider Buo.):APARTE. The reason assigned for this change was, that none but those who have served a certain number of years in the French service are eligible for such appointMents—an arrangement which clearly proves that none are now deemed fit to set ve Lours XVIII. who have not fought aphis! his interests, • and assisted the Tyrant in plundering the different 'nations of Europe. My friend, belonging to one of - the first families in France, fled to England In escape that fate at tachment to their King entailed - on most of his relations. After serving some time in the Emi grant Army, he entered the &kis,' service, where, at the expiration of. 20 years, he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel but, on the recal of the BovaßoNs, lie instantly resigned this 'Commission, and hastened to offer his services to the French King, which were most graciously accepted, the rank of Colonel in the French Army given him, and the appointment of Com mandant of the Pas de Calais, with an acknowledgment at the same time, expressed in the strongest terms, of the essential obligations he owed to my friend's family tit being through their means a correspondence was kept tin be tween his Majesty and the well-wishers in France during his stay at Ghent). No man could be more eligible fur that particular 'situation, the English Army being encamped in its vicinity every sum mer. Ile has left ---, deeply regretted by all the English Officers, to whom he on every occa sion Manifested the greatest hospitality, impar tiality, and justice. _ _ _ I an► particularly desirous t►.►is plain statement of facts should find a place in your Paper, it be ing that his Majesty most reads—and 1 ant not without hopes it may be the means of inducing him to make such inquiries as may tend to spew him his true intetest does not consist in elevating the Btrnapartists, to the injury of his- old and tried triettas. • *** We are unwilling to insert any matters of fact ul►on anon.ymous authority, but as inquiry will ascertain the Rink of the above, we give it as we received it. - ROYAL ACADEMY. (Continued.) 165. Portrait of the Duke of frclling to», in the Dress that he wore, and on the Horse flint he rode, at the Battle of IFaterloo. Sir 'f . LAWRESrE, R. A. We feel a sense of self-reproach on omitting to pay an earlier attention to this fine portrait, for the interest of the subject as well as for the merit of the production. The Duke appears with characteristic dignity, and the unaffected sim plicity of a true hero. 'flue dress is picturesque, and never will be out of fashion. The victorious Cominaoder. .is well placed on the horse, sod it is an additional pleasure to see a portrait of the animal that bore him to a glorious triumph on that memorable, occasion, on which the deliverance of Europe seeined imminently to depend. Soule Critics have found fault with the horse, hut unless they thought that it oiiglA to have heen the chief .figure in the piece, they most, 9n reflection, admire the judgment of the Artist for not ren dering it too prominent, or fur not havi rig given a furious attitude. and " the neck in thonder clothed." A temperate digu , ty in the whole was obviously the expression intended by the Artist, and lie has most happily succeeded. We must add a few more words on this excellent work. Th e arduous task ,if producing novelty of effect, and its conequsent im pression on the spectator, is never more laudably undertaken, nor accomplished with more difficulty, than in the portrait of a highly eminent Public Character. We require the re semblance to be at once historically true, and elevated beyond common nature. In the present picture, Ile Artist, to sa tisfy this public and natural requisition, has sbewn a Genet al Officer without any conspicuous intigni a of military com mand: thus implying the greatness of the Individual, as none but the greatest soldier can bear to be so" shorn of his rays, t " withoudanger of being eclipsed, and we may add, that none but a great Portrait Painter could securely venture on such a representation. The triumph of both is complete. (To be continued.) , SPURTING IN I ELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1818. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13. Sweepstalies of 15gsgeach, for tliree-vr-olds, colt', Bst. 41b. fillies; BSt. Mr. Thornhill's brother to Cwrw ...,..... .......... • 1 Nlr. C. by Cock Rohin, dam by Guhanna 2 Ur. Wilson's 1. by Thunderbolt, dam by Sir Peter D. of Rutland's c..bySelim, dam by Giles . 2 to 1 agst b: to Cwrw-5 to 2 agst Thunderbolt f.-5 to 2 agst Sclim c. Handicap Plate of 501. by subscription, being the third of the three 501. plates, for three, four, five, six yr olds, and aged horses. A.F. Mr. Watson's ch. c. tlaro, 4 yrs, ist. Qlb. Id Je'rsey's h. It. Cannon Ball, • aged, 9st, , 211). D. of Gratton's b c. Waterloo, 4 yrs, 7st. 9th. Seven started—Pour dr.—Thc Judge placed but three. 8 to 1 agst Maro-5 to 2 agst Calinon Ball —2 to'l agst Wa terloo. Sweepstakes of 100 gs t ach, from the Ab.M. starting-post to • the end of Ld Jersey's The Giant, 4 yrs, 7st. : 811) I Ld Stain Id's Glow-worm, 6 yrs, Sal. 4111. .. 4 Mr. Wilson's Carlton, 5 yrs, Bst. , 11l). P. of Rutlarrtl's Rhoda, .5 ps, 7st. sit) . . 4 Nit. Terrttl's Sovereign, .5 yrs, 9st. III) 5 7to 2 agst The Giant-3 tc I agst Ithoda-7 to 2 apt • Sovereign, • MERINO ;SOCIETY'S SHOW OF PURE MERINO SHEEP;-Ycsccrday Mr. SADLER'S yard was rather thinly„ though very respectably, attended. by com p4ny.. No premiums are this ytar offered by the Society for tile crosses. A number of pure. Me 4itios and deeces were shewu, belonging to the candidates for the premiums.. OLD BAILEY.—At the Sessions, yesterday, the whole of the day. was occupied in . (he,trial of pri- . soners for trivial offences, and uo case of the ; slightestjuiportauce occurred.- DEATH OF PE I'ION. We insert the following acconnt of the death of PETIO, becauic it is interesting in itself, and hecause . it hOlds forth an instructive lesson to all who occupy' the highest stations in society, that they may coraltibt themselves in such a manner as to render ;hemselves objects of etqceni and vqtte ra.tiom through this life, and o f sincere !melon tinn when they hiive I•eeeived the aivful summons to a better. Extract of 4 Let ter from Part aa Prince, Dated April 1, 1818. " I Was forced to break off yesterday mOrning,. to attend the last remains of the PreSn.ent. The funeral was grand, :but we were kept six hours in the sun,. which, the - "Tatigue, ineapacitated me trom doing any thing More that day. 'I he corpse was laid in state two'days - ; and, to the moment of being con Signed io the vault, the features did not exhibit any visible change.-- Every man who chose went to see it, and you would have been surprised at the scenes which oc curred every instant ; they were such as are sel dom witnessed on the demise of men in power ! In the different quarters of the galleries of the pa lace were men, women, and children, some on their knees, others standing, w ho, after taking a last sight of the body, were imploring Heaven for his soul. They were all bedewed in tears, and, on retiring from the Palace, filled the air with their cries and lamentations ; not. perhaps one dry eye quitted that . place out o.f the myriads which visited it ; but at the funeral the stoutest heart must have melted—the procession had nearly a. mile to go to the church and to return to the place of inlet mem, which was in a vault under the Tree of Liberty, oppoSite the Palace ; the troops, of whi,eli there were a great many in town ; were formed in two lines- from the Palace to the Church. —The body was put on an open bier, dressed in, state-clothes, and laid on a car 'mole its imitation of that used for our late Lord Nelson ; it was drawn by six hor,es, covered with black silk vel vet, ornamented with white tassels, and with white feathers, and crape on their heads the same as on the car : round the four sides of thelat ter was written, Alexander Petion, President d'Hayti; imitons ses Vert n'a jamais fait couler lei pleurs de personne.' " The concourse of persons was immense,- and the lamentations unceasing ; the women, in .par- Ocular, screeched and howled, clasping .their hands as if" they had been frantic. The Men walk ed silently along—a few with simply a -"dejected countenance, but the greater number . by far with streaming eyes. The same was thexase with.the . soldiers forming the line, the Officers endea - vour-- ing in vain to conceal their tears behind the -pil lars of the galleries ; its fact never, I believe, was there wi•oessed more real and untlissembled grief —it was not confined to the lower, the middling, or the higher classes—it was universal, and the . moment the• body was lowered into the vault, ex hibited a scene which it is not in my power eVer to attempt to describe. " It is a curious circumstance that he ha 4 died' voluntarily, which, indeed, was suspected by some about hint front the beginning of his sickness, which only lasted eight days, from his constantly refusing all kinds of medicine and nourishment, and even water ; or it he did take any thing, it was at the pressing solicitations of those, who stoC rounded him, but Ire spat it out again ; and he preserved to the last that calmness and serenity of mind for which he was so remarkable through lite— expiring without a groan or a struggle. His body has been opened, and f u nd as sound as that of any man; no indications. of any disorder what ever, and the physicians do not hesitate in declar ing that ite. died of inanition ! What may have been the cause is yet a mystery. He had fre quewly been heard to say that he wished himself dead ; for that, with all his study to tender the people happy and prosperous, some were still dis satisfied, and made his life a torment. About a fortnight ago a man was taken tip about the pa lace, who, it appears, intended to assassinate him ; but, from what has transpired, 1 deem it most likely that lie was a madman; but, -at all events, it can hardly be supposed that this acci dent could contribute to Isis fatal determination. Time will, perhaps, reveal the cause; in the mean while, his 10.,s is to be lamented ; for, I repeat, there are few such men as he was, more particu larly its acts of charity and benevolence. ‘; His death threw all the met chants into the greatest consternation, as there is computed to be in the Republic 6,000,000 worth of British pro perty alone, including the shipping. Thei judi cious meas Aires which we r e immediately adopted, tended, in some degree, to calm our fears: all the military were turned out, and have been - kept at their posts to this day. An embargo was pjaced on the shipping, and no one suffered to leave the town till pretty late on Sunday; and the appoint went of the present President (Boyer) has been unanimous ; nor to this moment have I heard of any Chief having expressed a wish for the situa tion : we are, therefore, reviving a little. The President will be proclaimed this .day, and in two or three he will proceed to the frontiers to exa- Mine the line for it is very possible that Chris toplie,' on bearing of the death of Petion, might advance in the hopes of profiting by dissensions which might arise between competitors for the Presi iency. Some of the troops which were here iu garrison, and auend.edsesterday, were marched off after the solemnity, for the frontiers : in'fact, every precaution that prudence can dictate for private tranquillity, and external security, appear to have been adopted. It is also the intention of the merchants to request Sir Home Popham :o s en d a ship of war here, in the event of Chris tophes. advancing; yom may therefore make your self easy ."—(The rimes.) MARRIEM At Cheltenham, on the 12th inst.. Samuel .Sotheby, Esq. of Hampstead Licht'', to 'Miss Laura Smith, of St. George's Place. .. . DIED. On Tuesday, 12th inst.. at Putney, John PooleyKeilsington, Esq. in .the 531 I 1 year of his age. On the luth i'ust. at Guy's Hospital, of a typhus fever, while prusecutin;: his medical studies, aged it), Edwin, 4th s on of Mx. Geoige Stanley, Bideford, Devon. PAR LTA NLENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY," MAY la: The Writers to the Signets Widows' Alkk ances, the Edinburgh Gas Light, and the :...otith wark Bridge Bills, were read the third -time and passed.. The Liverpool Gas Light Bill was read. the se pond time, and referred to the consideration of a Cymmitiee. Mr. Rippon, trom the Bank of England, pre sented an Account of the Advances made to Go vernment by the Bank of Englaud, and outstand ing, on the 6th May, 1811, pursuant to a recent vote of their Lordship, and which, on the mo tion of the Earl of LAUDERDALE, was ordered to be printed. Lord KENYON expressed his understanding that it would be for the convenience of some Noble Peers if the Committee on the Cotton Manufac turers Bill were postponA Irons Monday next ! nod the tollowing clay, and moved to shape their Lordships' Order accordingly. The Earl of LAUDURDALE would not object to the postponement,. but took occasion to rentatk, that, with ,such a mass of evidence as their Lotd ships' had before them, it was impossible they could consistently sanction such a measure, with out much farther consideration and examination of the subject. Lord KEYON'S motion, tending to postpone the Committee, was then agreed to. _ The Earl of LAUDERDALE, 00 moving the third reading of the. Labourers Wages' Bill, matl6 a few remarks upon the subject. Its principal ob ject was to obviate the injurious custom of pay ing the wages of Labourers by what was called " Shop Notes," a practice wit,ich tended touch to the inconvenience and loss of those poor persons, and to prescribe that in lot ore they shall be paid in lawful money of, the realm. The Earl of SIIAFTE•BURY observed, that some amendments were intended ti) be offered to the measure. The Earl of LAUDERDALE was not aware of such a circumstance, but had no objection to withdraw his motion lof the - third reading for the preent. • The LORD CHANCELLOR WAS of opinion, that in its present shape the Bill could, not properly pass. Some of the clauses would certainly re quire amendment;principally• with reference tO the way in which : they tended to affect the power of conviction in case of offences against the Bill ; and also with rektinn io a due definition (Bank of England Notes being considered in the Bill as such) of what was the lawful coin of the realm. Such parts of the I3iII, in his opinion, required to be new hodie4,... The Earl of.LALTDERoALE shortly explained; and in the result, ihe Bill in question WAS ordered to be re-commit te(l-.• • • On the suggestion of the Earl of EGREMONT, the present Order for re,coniniitting:the Chapels' Union Bill, received A short further. postpone, ment. On the Motion of the. Earl of ROSSLYN, a Mes sage was ordered tcl be seat to the Commons, de siring Copies of the first and .second Re.portS of the Committees of that House un the subject, the Poor L . • • INTENDED MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF KENT. The liarl of LIVERPOOL presented a Message from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, which being read, appeared to be as follows: " GEoRGE P. R. " The Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the be half of his Majesty, thinks it right to acquaint the House of Lords that he has given his consent to a marriage between his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent and her Serene High ness he Princess Maria Louisa, widow of the late Prince of Saxe Meiningen, and sister of the reigning Duke of Saxe Co-; bourg, and also sister of his Royal Highness the Prince Leo pold of Saxe Cubourg Saalfeld. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent feels persuaded that such an alliance cannot but be acceptable to all his Majesty's faithful subjects ; and he rtlies on the concurrence of the House of Lords in mea stu es to enable his Royal Highness to make a suitable and proper provision fur this important occasion." The Message bring read— 7~hc Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, that the Prince Regent's • most gracious Message be taken iato consideration to-morrow, and the Lords sttat moiled ; which were ordered accordingly. ALIENS. Lord HOLLAND gave notice that he would to morrow move for the correspondence to which he alluded a few . days ago, namely,. that between the Government of this country and that of the Netherlands, or any other Government, on the. subject of passports granted or refused.---Ad• journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GAS The Worcester Gas Lights Bill was read a first time. Tit' Shetheld.Gas Lights Bill was read a third time ' • and two Pe titions were received from Inhabitants of -Brighton, against the Brighton Gas Lights Bill. POOR LAWS;. A 'Petition, presented by Mr. Harvey, was received from Norwich, from the Governors, Guardians, &c. of the Poor, and signed by 7,363 Persons, puiying• that Norwich . should he exempted from the operatioa of the Pour Laws' Amendment Bill.--Ordered to be pririted: COALS. • Petitions were. received from Minebead and Watchett, against Duties on Cwits. REFORM. • Alderman WOOD presented td Petitions from places Lancashire, !:no.plaining.of - : Taxes, and i,tynG for Parlia mentary Reform.—Ordered bi lie on the table. COMPENSATION. Sir J. SHAW preSeilted a Petition born Mercbants . qui Traders in London, telt° had suffered losses by conliscatiwn in Denmark, in 1807; which, after spine observations efoui the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Lascelies, was or dered to lie ()ithe table, anti to be printed. On the motion. of Mr. W. Dundas, the Report of the Scots' Jury Commissioners was ordcred to he printed. Mr. CANNING pOstporied a motioa respecting the East India Trade tilt to-morrow. (:OPYRIGHT. Mr. SMYTH presented a Petition from Trinity Collcge, Dublin, against the Copyright Bill. He presente d it because the Hon. Nlemlier fur that I'miversity was necessarily absent. —Ordered twlie on the table. • • THE MARRIAGE-ACT. Dr. PHILLIMOBE moved foi leave to bring in a Bill to amend certain provi•-ions in the Act of the 26th of Geo. 11.. commonly called i,he• Marriage Act, as to licences.and bans. As the case now stood, all marriages solemnized under license by. parties under age, without convent of parents or